Best time to travel to Madeira

Echium or Pride of Madeira 2025

See blooming fields of Madeira's most famous flower

Best time: April–September

Spring and summer in Madeira are​ marked by the bloom of Echium Candicans — a flower also called the Pride of Madeira. Echium has a tall head covered with small blue flowers. It can be found in numerous parks, botanical gardens as well as in the wild.

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